We wish to thank the Clementine Hunter biographer Tom Whitehead for
his gracious assistance in cataloguing this painting.

In 1900, Clementine Hunter moved with her family to the Melrose
Plantation on the Cane River, outside Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Melrose soon became a haven for many artists and writers including
Alberta Kinsey, Francois Mignon, and Lyle Saxon. At the age of 54,
Clementine Hunter was encouraged by visiting artists to try
painting artworks herself. She used leftover paints and began
"marking pictures" on any surface she could find - old bottles,
cardboard scraps, and even brown paper bags. Her works told the
story of plantation life from daily activities to special
occasions. One of Louisiana's most celebrated folk artists,
Clementine Hunter's paintings can be seen in the Smithsonian
Institute in Washington, D.C., the Museum of American Folk Art in
New York, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Oprah Winfrey
Collection in Chicago, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Condition Report*:

There appears to be a small surface scratch with loss beneath left edge of top cloud; two small spots of loss in black pigment lower left corner; a couple stray pensil marks and very faint surface scratches throughout. Framed Dimensions 18 X 26 Inches

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